2022 Week 7/52: Lisa Taddeo “They were angry she wanted more”

Hi Everyone…This week was an emotionally difficult week. Mark’s father entered Hospice care and I will try my best to support Mark.

Goal #1: Manage My Eating Disorder

✅ (1) Goal met in eating between 1200 to 1700 calories during the hours of 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM for Week 7/52.

Goal #2: Become more organized starting Week 2/52

✅ (2) Goal accomplished in spending 15 to 30 minutes organizing every day using a timer for Week 7/52.

Continuing on with playing the first 30 minutes of this Instrumental Pop – Work Playlist | Productivity Music.

Goal #3: Write consistently

✅ (3) Goal accomplished in writing between 2 to 8 hours every day for Week 7/52.

Goal #4: Read books to gain knowledge and new perspectives

✅ (4a) Goal accomplished in reading 30 minutes a day for 5 days for Week 7/52. I’m reading Shelley Parker-Chan’s She Who Became the Sun. It’s a reimagining of the rise of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It’s not a book I’d usually read because it’s has a lot of death and mass killings.

🚧 (4b) Goal in progress: I will summarize/review 6 books in 2022 and post them on this blog.

Book 1/6: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Book 2/6: If I Had Your Face

Currently in the process of summarizing Atomic Habits for Book 3/6.

Goal #5: Improve my listening skills

✅ (5a) Goal accomplished in listening to one Design Matters Podcast for Week 7/52. This week, I listened to Debbie Millman interview Lisa Taddeo (author of Three Women).

[Quote from Three Women]: Some of the women expressed frustration that Lena had a home, a husband who provided for her, and healthy children, they were angry she wanted more.

Lisa Taddeo, Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Lisa’s words made me think of my mother and Aunt Coffee who used to be frustrated with me for wanting to pursue a career I love. They would make comments like, “You have enough. Stop chasing after things that are not going to materialize.”

✅ (5b) Goal accomplished in listening to one TED talk for Week 7/52. This week I listened to Your body language may shape who you are | Amy Cuddy (American social psychologist).

So this is two minutes, two minutes, two minutes. Before you go into the next stressful evaluative situation, trying doing this [“Power Pose” You stand tall with your chest out and your hands on your hips.]

Amy Cuddy: Your body language may shape who you are | TED

I first heard of the “Power Pose” in 2017 from Caroline Paul author of Gutsy Girl. I so admired Caroline’s bravery that I took her advice of doing the “Power Pose” every day. I’d like to believe it played a part in me having much more courage now than before.

Goal #6: Emulate Krista Tippet’s (Winner of the National Humanities Medal, Peabody Awards, Webby Awards) way of speaking.

✅(6) Goal accomplished in emulating a sentence of Krista Tippet’s for Week 7/52 from this Design Matters Podcast.

Goal #7: Learn how to grow microgreens from Mark starting 6/1/2022 (Week 22/52)

🔜(7) Goal N/A for Week 7/52.

Goal #1: Maintain my mental and physical health

✅(1a) Goal accomplished in singing two positive songs and one song of my choice every day for Week 7/52.

✅(1b) Goal accomplished in meditating and practicing 25 minutes of yoga 5 to 7 days for Week 7/52.

✅ (1c) Goal accomplished for lifting weights 3 to 5 days a week due to my stiff/sore neck for Week 7/52.

✅(1d) Goal accomplished in doing a physical activity for Week 7/52.

I played table tennis for 3 hours and visited a park this past week!

✅ (1e) Goal accomplished in sleeping before 11:30 PM every day for Week 7/52.

Goal #2: Work on my marriage

✅ (2a) Goal accomplished in continuing my weekly marriage meeting (#185), financial checkup, and date night with Mark for Week 7/52.

✅ (2b) Goal accomplished in helping Mark organize for 15-30 minutes every day this past week for Week 7/52.

Goal #3: Encourage my mom to expand her worldview starting Week 7/52

✅ (3a) Goal accomplished in teaching my mom English for Week 7/52.

My mom is starting to get braver in speaking English to others. This week, she mentioned she started talking to the Costco cashier!

✅ (3b) Goal accomplished in practicing Senior Yoga with my mom for Week 7/52.

✅ (3c) Goal accomplished in teaching my mom how to become more proficient at using her iPhone for Week 7/52.

Goal #4: Prioritize friendships

✅ (4a) Goal accomplished in meeting up with friends 1 to 3 times a month for Week 7/52. I played table tennis with my friend Sure Sure and Jaws.

✅ (4b) Goal accomplished in chatting with 1 to 3 friends over the phone/zoom for Week 7/52. I chatted with Nala.

Goal #5: Remember my late father through cooking starting Week 9/52 on 3/3 (my father’s birthday).

🔜 (5) Goal N/A of posting recipes on this site for Week 7/52. I can’t believe it’s going to be Week 9/52 soon!

Week 7/52 Goal Summary

✅ Accomplished goals: 19

❌ Goals not met: 0

🔜 Goals N/A for Week 7/52: 3

🚧 Goals in progress: 1

This week’s completion percentage: 100% (19/19)

Week 1/52 completion percentage: 91% (I missed the 5 to 7 days of mediation and practiced 25 minutes of yoga goal.)

Week 2/52 completion percentage: 100%

Week 3/52 completion percentage: 92.8% (I missed the sleeping before 11:30 PM everyday goal.)

Week 4/52 completion percentage: 100%

Week 5/52 completion percentage: 94.4% (I missed the eat between 1200 to 1700 calories everyday goal).

Week 6/52 completion percentage: 100%

Week 7/52 completion percentage: 100%

2022 Average completion percentage thus far: 96.9%

Dear readers, how was your progression towards your 2022 goals? 😃